As a voice of guidance, Woodkid uses “Run Boy Run” to help a boy going through his first stages in life. On the surface, this song is fairly straightforward, warning the boy about struggles he will face and giving him hope to meet them.

However, on the other side of the coin, this song is also likely about being gay, and giving hope to a young man who is just starting to discover that he is gay. On January 19, 2014, Woodkid posted on his Facebook page deriding La Manif Pour Tous, a French anti-gay group, for using this song in one of their videos. In his words,

I JUST CANT STOP LAUGHING. The people from LA MANIF POUR TOUS in Roma are so stupid that they are using the most pro-gay music in their promo. Not sure they got time to read the lyrics.

In addition, Woodkid himself is openly gay.